3PL Links

DECEMBER 24, 2024

More than just storage space, logistics warehouses allow for comprehensive inventory management, offering services or activities that add value, that is, they allow for more precise control over products, ensuring that customers receive their orders within the stipulated deadlines, which translates into greater profitability and reliability.

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CH Robinson Logistics

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Given manufacturers’ new orders are at all-time highs and consumers’ spending on goods is at record levels, I assume that demand for truck transportation will remain at its Q2 2021 levels through the rest of the year. A few caveats about these data are in order. A few words about the current hiring environment are in order.

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3PL Links

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

This helps companies to better organize products, from storage to delivery to the end customer, for example in a warehouse where robots are responsible for moving the products from one side to the other. This not only speeds up delivery but also contributes to customer satisfaction, as they receive their order faster.

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Material Handling and Logistics

JANUARY 8, 2018

To look at what risks will affect the supply chain in 2018, Rob Savitsky of AIR Worldwide ( a member of the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics Supply Chain Exchange program), wrote a blog for MIT discussing three broad categories of supply chain risk. Savitsky points to the example of a potential disruption that was averted.

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3PL Links

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Real-World Example: Take the example of Zara , a global leader in fashion retail. Streamline Order Fulfillment and Delight Customers In the world of e-commerce and logistics, speed and accuracy in fulfillment have become the gold standard. Customers today expect fast delivery times and error-free orders.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

In past blogs, we have discussed different types of manufacturing – discrete and process. Discrete manufacturing makes distinct ‘things’, process manufacturing makes ‘stuff’ (for example, fertilizer). The packaging stage (the beer bottling) is shorter and so could be done based on demand (orders from customers).

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Logistics Bureau

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Effective lead time management is a critical factor in securing supply chain efficiency and cost control, since lead time represents the total time required for a product or material to move through the supply chain, as measured from the time of ordering to the time of delivery. Why is lead time important?

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Shippeo

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

But in order for a work to be considered creative writing, it must come from a place of imagination and emotion. Take for example what Franz Kafa said about creative writing, “Don’t bend; don’t water it down; don’t try to make it logical; don’t edit your own soul […]. Writing comes in all forms and sizes.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 26, 2024

A blog from Atlassian explains that “until about 2013, companies usually built enterprise software by constructing applications as single units with large codebases, a monolithic architecture. Blue Yonder, for example, has created a microservice for transportation optimization. Much of that investment is at the platform level.

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Logistics Bureau

AUGUST 2, 2021

On this blog and the one published by our sister company Logistics Bureau, we often receive questions relating to metrics suitable for monitoring procurement performance. Purchase Order Cycle Time. Cost per Purchase Order and Cost per Invoice. 7 Procurement KPIs You Should be Using. Supplier Defect Rate.

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Ship Monk

APRIL 19, 2024

In a recent blog post, we discussed the environmental cost of ecommerce and ways to offset it. Reasons to Embrace Eco-Friendly Packaging in order to ensure that ecommerce orders arrive undamaged, a certain amount of packaging is necessary. But we can change the way they’re packaged.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

In this blog, I’ll try to shed more light on it with examples from our work with our customers. Think of the Lego as the ultimate example of a composable toy. Examples of Composability in Supply Chain Planning Platforms. In this blog, I’ll focus on the Q-commerce case. So what to do? What is Composability?

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

AUGUST 22, 2022

Facing these challenges only 12% of businesses had systems that provided external collaboration support and 18% had systems that assisted in product design and order configuration. For example, a custom manufacturer may need a metal fabrication supplier to take on a design-to-order project.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Adjust supply chain design to mitigate supplier risks As supplier risks increase, remedial actions can be initiated while scenarios can be run to assess redirecting partly or fully the orders to alternate suppliers. Designing vehicle routes that explicitly optimize transportation routes with carbon footprint considerations is another example.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

For example, by stacking containers higher you can make use of vertical space, and mobile shelving units can be useful for seasonal products. Establish a layout based on order picking. Sales orders will appear in a logical flow for picking. Group multiple orders. They can stage items for sales orders or jobs.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 3, 2025

If youve followed our blog over the years, youll know that weve shared lots of information about distribution network design, why its vital to get it right, how long it should take, the importance of reviewing the network every so often, and various elements of design such as determining the number of warehouses and where to locate them.

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Blue Grace Logistics

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

What This Blog Is About: Shipper’s top concerns for their supply chain. Knowing the opportunity costs of using various modes of transportation is particularly important as peak shipping demand levels come around the corner, propped up by holiday and seasonal orders. To read the entire blog visit BlueGrace Logistics.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 4, 2024

It serves as a compelling example of how retailers must reassess their inventory strategies to adapt to rapidly shifting market demands driven by trends. In this blog, I will explore the use of AI/ML inventory planning for fresh products to optimize sales while minimizing waste and stockouts.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

But when the store owner buys sodas from a supplier, they order them in packs or boxes. An example is a business selling chicken, where each chicken piece must be sold by its weight rather than a fixed price. The post How do Units of Measure (UOM) work within an ERP system appeared first on SYSPRO Blog.

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Blue Grace Logistics

AUGUST 3, 2021

What This Blog Is About: How to build a mutually beneficial relationship based on trust & credibility with your suppliers. The importance of setting the tone of the relationship and being an example of what you expect. Set The Tone Of The Relationship, Be The Example. Finally, make it personal.

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Locus

JUNE 23, 2023

This McCordsville fulfillment center is the largest fulfillment center of Walmart and will enable them to fulfill more orders quickly. We regularly or infrequently see more headlines of various companies investing in order fulfillment operations. What is Order fulfillment? Why is order fulfillment important?

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EazyStock

OCTOBER 20, 2020

There are hundreds of inventory control blog posts on how to organize warehouses, track goods and pick and pack efficiently. Read our blog on demand forecasting accuracy for more details. For example, you should consider setting different service levels, safety stock levels and reordering parameters for each category.

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3PL Links

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Better manage order volume fluctuation over time. Improve customer satisfaction: specialized operators like 3PL service providers guarantee delivery of the order the next day or even the same day and in excellent condition. Test new markets, without having to invest in new spaces or staff (at least in the last stages of the process).

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JANUARY 12, 2022

If asked about their work, many procurement managers will say they are ensuring orders are placed properly, that they are controlling the stock and making sure that there is stock on hand so that the factory doesn’t stop. The procurement process doesn’t start with raising a purchase order and sending it to a supplier.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

MAY 14, 2024

Keeping track of inventory and order management: Keeping track of inventory and managing orders across multiple channels are major challenges, particularly when existing systems are not equipped for real-time updates or integrated operations.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

MARCH 21, 2022

By gaining access to the data in these processes, businesses are better able to coordinate workflows, improve efficiencies, and ensure that customers get the product they ordered. On the supply side, it means having real-time information about the location and state of materials ordered. How Supply Chain Management is changing.

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AIMMS

MARCH 30, 2020

Online g rocers , on the other hand, are struggling to fulfill orders as demand for food and other essential products surges. The examples below show you how to do this in AIMMS SC Navigator Apps, but we encourage you to study these scenarios in the tools you have at your disposal. . Understand Exposure .

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JANUARY 13, 2025

Thats a tall order for food and beverage manufacturers. For example, review the systems scalability. The post How Food & Beverage Manufacturers Can Optimize Production with an ERP System appeared first on SYSPRO Blog. It must grow as your business expands across sites, products and geographies.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

It ties into the ERP system where quotes and purchase orders are managed. Running a warehouse as a silo, for example using a spreadsheet, will not help sales when a customer asks for a quote, or the shop floor if they need to know what materials are available for a production run. Operations.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Flexible manufacturing is important as part of a make-to-order or assemble-to-order strategy that allows customized products and keeps inventories low. Flexible manufacturing reduces waste because what is produced is what is ordered. The post Using ERP for flexible manufacturing appeared first on SYSPRO Blog.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Perfect Order. Even if you chose no other KPIs for your supply chain organisation, you’d do well to consider perfect order as an absolute essential. Unlike most of the KPIs we recommend, perfect order is a composite of several elementary metrics. Calculating the Perfect Order. x 0.96 = 0.8661.

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EazyStock

JUNE 24, 2020

In this four part blog series we discuss how inventory management teams can use inventory optimization to help deal with the impact of the Coronavirus in the medium and long term, focusing on demand forecasting, supplier management and inventory planning. For example, highlighting unusual dips in demand or longer than expected lead times.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JULY 28, 2022

This can also result in late payments because the incorrect customer purchase order was entered or order details on the invoice don’t match the purchase order. configure the system to send supporting documents, such as a copy of your terms and conditions with each sales order or a purchase order to confirm receipt.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

MARCH 20, 2024

For example, with a few clicks of a mouse, your CFO can access a detailed expense report ; determine which customers are currently generating the lion’s share of orders and which are behind in payments; and assess how performance has changed over varying time periods. Automatically refresh your data.

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Freightera

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Planning ahead and making sure that all of your paperwork is in order can help you avoid any potential upsets. Another benefit, for example, is that grouping shipments that have the same destination or route can minimize the amount of handling. The post Best Practices for Importing via LTL Freight appeared first on Freightera Blog.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

APRIL 4, 2024

Make-to-Order (MTO) manufacturing is the production of specialized or unique one-off products in quantities ranging from one to small production runs. Managing varying resource availability while meeting customer orders requires effective planning and scheduling. In planning for material requirements, they face three key challenges.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

The procurement process doesn’t start with raising a purchase order and sending it to a supplier. The ability of procurement to quickly update orders in response to a sudden change in customer demand is simplified if there is visibility and communication within the supply chain. appeared first on SYSPRO Blog.

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